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Council discusses draft residency ordinance; delays action until post-retreat
Summary
Council reviewed a draft ordinance to define residency for candidates and sitting councilmembers and to set a process for investigating residency disputes; after broad discussion, the council voted 7-0 to table the ordinance pending further refinement.
The West Melbourne City Council discussed a draft ordinance intended to clarify the city charter’s residency requirements for elected officials and to add procedural language for investigating residency claims. The item, introduced by City Attorney Tim Carey, would add a new Section 22-4 outlining factors for determining residency (registered elector status, domicile, present intent, government documents, homestead exemption) and create Section 22-5 to permit the council to investigate alleged residency failures.
Carey said the draft drew from courts, attorney general opinions and election division guidance to present a “totality of the circumstances” approach to…
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